Comments on: A Writer

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:47:00 +0000

Meghan,Wouldn't you know that the first time I wrote anything even remotely scandalous would be the first time you would read my blog. I do believe, dear scandalized sister, that you have fallen victim to my use of hyperbole, or exaggeration, or whatever....Kindly overlook it, and read on.And thank you, Paul and tworivers, for your affirmations.

By: tworivers

tworivers — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:57:00 +0000

And I know that you know the way to the quiet house of a friend. And that friend is not at home even as much as she used to be. So it's very quiet.YES you are a writer!(I once heard that one is a writer if one writes; one is an author if one is published. So, by that definition you are a writer.)

By: meggo

meggo — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:20:00 +0000

I finally read your blog, and I can't get past one of the first things you wrote. Would you REALLY rather someone ask about your sex life than whether or not you're a writer? I am quite puzzled as to what you meant.There was a time, back when I too roamed the halls of Academia, when I met a "real" writer (read "published") who said, "If you write, you're a writer." But I can understand the hesitation; there is an expectation, to say the least, that goes along with that title.You're doing just fine.

By: Paul M.

Paul M. — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:53:00 +0000

Yes, you are.